Nov 30, 2012

‘Feasible’ cost could still be an issue in hog waste technology

‘Feasibility’ cost could still be an issue in hog waste technology, News & Observer, Nov. 24, 2012. The Smithfield Agreement says that if NC State University scientist identifies a waste treatment system that meets its terms, the pork companies that signed the agreement must start retrofitting that technology on farms. Mike Williams, poultry science, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Black Friday Gift Idea: Support a Meth Lab

Black Friday Gift Idea: Support a Meth Lab, Forbes Online, Nov. 23, 2012. Our understanding of how misused drugs actually work is surprisingly incomplete. David Kroll, english, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Seniors mull pros, cons of Social Security reform

Seniors mull pros, cons of Social Security reform, News & Observer, Nov. 23, 2012. Older people in North Carolina and across the nation are watching closely as Social Security and other programs are put on the table as part of government budget negotiations. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Nov 29, 2012

Wolfpack’s coaching search focuses on architects of high-scoring offenses

Wolfpack’s coaching search focuses on architects of high-scoring offenses, News & Observer, Charlotte Observer, Nov. 29, 2012. The wheels of N.C. State’s coaching search moved in motion on Wednesday but they did not produce the Wolfpack’s next football coach. Debbie Yow and Tom O’Brien, athletics, featured. 

Nov 29, 2012

Researchers Exploit Cloud Browsers to do Anonymous, Large-Scale Computing

Researchers Exploit Cloud Browser to do Anonymous, Large-Scale Computing, Threat Post (blog), Nov. 28, 2012. Researchers from two U.S. universities have created a way to anonymously use cloud-based Web browsers to perform large-scale computing tasks. William Enck, computer science, featured. 

Nov 29, 2012

After years of research, hog-waste disposal still reeks

After years of research, hog-waste disposal still reeks, McClatchy Washington Bureau, News & Observer, Nov. 29, 2012. Google, of all companies, last year got into the business of hog poop. Mike Williams, poultry science, featured.  

Nov 29, 2012

Chancellor: NC State coach deal can be done quickly

Chancellor: NC State coach deal can be done quickly, WRALSportFan.com, Nov. 29, 2012. No names were discussed at Wednesday’s North Carolina State University Board of Trustees meeting, but the parameters of a financial contract for a new head football coach were. Chancellor Randy Woodson featured. 

Nov 29, 2012

Researchers Steal Cloud Computing Power Via Browsers

Researchers Steal Cloud Computing Power Via Browsers, InformationWeek, Nov. 28, 2012. While Amazon and Google compete in a cloud computing price war, neither company can beat the price proposed by academic computer researchers: free. William Enck, computer science, featured. 

Nov 29, 2012

NCSU Football Coach Tom O’Brien Fired Before Bowl Game

NCSU Football Coach Tom O’Brien Fired Before Bowl Game, The Raleigh Telegram, Nov. 28, 2012. In what is not really a surprise to anyone, except perhaps in the timing of the dismissal, NC State Athletic Director Deborah A. Yow fired head football coach Tom O’Brien over the weekend. 

Nov 29, 2012

Theropod Dinosaur Growth Linked To Environmental Factors, Not Diet

Theropod Dinosaur Growth Linked to Environmental Factors, Not Diet, RedOrbit, Nov. 29, 2012. A recent study out of NC State University and the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, looks specifically at the feathered herbivores of the Cretaceous period and how their size and utility fluctuated over time. Lindsay Zanno, biology, featured. 

Nov 29, 2012

Mark Boone: Yow in a hurry

Mark Boone: Yow in a hurry, News & Observer, Nov. 28, 2012. I am appalled by the manner in which, by my standards, a good and decent man, N.C. State University football coach Tom O’Brien, was dismissed. 

Nov 29, 2012

New Hack Abuses Cloud-Based Browsers

New Hack Abuses Cloud-Based Browsers, Dark Reading, Nov. 28, 2012. Researchers show how attackers could anonymously pilfer free cloud computing power — for cracking passwords, denial-of-service attacks, or other nefarious activities. William Enck, computer science, featured. 

Nov 29, 2012

Penguin theory published

Penguin theory published, Otago Daily Times, Nov. 24, 2012. New Zealanders can lay claim to yet another flightless bird, with recent research on the origin of the penguin suggesting the species originated from prehistoric New Zealand. Daniel Ksepka, marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Nov 28, 2012

Don’t throw science over ‘fiscal cliff,’ experts warn

Don’t throw science over ‘fiscal cliff‘, News & Observer, Nov. 26, 2012. If negotiators fail to steer the nation away from the fiscal cliff, automatic spending cuts will chop back federal support for scientific research. Joe DeSimone, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Nov 28, 2012

Stimulate N.C. jobs, cultural exchanges: End the Cuba embargo

Stimulate N.C. jobs, cultural exchanges: End the Cuba embargo, The Herald-Sun, Nov. 29, 2012. Fifty years of embargo have failed to bring about regime change in Cuba. Richard Slatta, history, featured.